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Will of William PAXTON of Godington Will 22 Dec 1559   Probate 10 Oct 1560
Source: OHC no. 183.368 Contributed by: Colin Paxton Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I William Paxton, single man, a tanner now living in Godington ... sick in body ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests William PAXTON   Godington John KINGE Legatee (Exec) Godington Edmond PAXTON Sr Debtor BKM Beggars Barton (see Note) Edmond PAXTON Legatee Godson [s Edmond Sr] Peter PAXTON Legatee [s Edmond Sr] John PAXTON Legatee [s Edmond Sr] Raffe PAXTON Legatee Henry PAXTON Legatee Robert PAXTON Legatee Godson Lawrens GYELES Legatee Witness Godington parson John LYNG? Legatee Godington Richard WATSON Legatee Fringford [with unnamed ch legatees] Richard DYMOCKE Debtor Marton FRENCH Debtor [see Note] Robert JACMAN Debtor Godington [with unnamed ch legatees] George TAYLOR Debtor BKM Charndon Mr SHORTT Debtor Employer BKM Hillesden Marton FYNCHE Witness [see Note] William MERCER Witness Probate 10 Oct 1560 Bicester (visitation) ... Executor named ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
Beggars Barton is now BKM Barton Hartshorn. The testator gives no relationships. The editor leaves guessing to the user :-) Debtor Marton FRENCH and witness Marton FYNCHE are both clearly legible, but seem likely to be the same person. This is the Register copy -- perhaps the clerk made a mistake. Users should at least be aware of the possible problem.
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I William Paxton, single man, a tanner now living in Godington ... sick in body ... My body is to be buried in the churchyard of Godington. I give the mother church of Oxford 2d. I give to the chancel of Godington 4d. I give 3s 4d to Sir Lawrens Gyeles, parson of Godington, for his pains to administer the sacraments to me and for writing my will. I give three sheep to Edmond Paxton's children of Beggars Barton, that is to Edmond a shear? sheep and to Peter and John a sheep. The three sheep are already in Edmond's keeping. The above Edmond Paxton of Beggars Barton has £4 of mine, of which I give his son Edmond (my godson) 5s, the rest is to be delivered to John Lyng? of Godington. I give to Richard Watson of Fringford and his children those of my sheep which are already in his keeping. Richard Dymocke owes me 3s 4d which I give to Raffe and Henry Paxton. Marton French owes me 4s. of which I remit 2s. Robert Jacman of Godington owes me 51s 4d of which 5s is to be distributed among his children, 13s 4d to be distributed to the poor and 6s 8d given to my godson Robert Paxton. I give the residue to John Kinge. George Taylor of [BKM] Charndon owes me 6s 8d. My master Shortt of [BKM] Hillesden owes me 9s 4d, which with my duties, debts due to me and all my other goods I give to John Kynge of Godington whom I make my executor. Witnesses Lawrens Gyeles, parson of Godington; Marton Fynche; William Mercer. Probate 10 Oct 1560 Bicester (visitation) ... Executor named ...
As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.
Testame'tu' Will'mi Paxton de goddington singlema' In the name of god amen I Will'm Paxton singlema' a tanner by my occupac'on most com'nly resortinge to goddington and nowe and now at this time ther a bydinge being sicke in bodie but thanks be to god of p'fet and sownde memorie Do make my Last will and testame't in maner and forme foloweng. ffirst I bequethe my sowle to allmughtie god and to all the holie co'panie in heaven and my bodie to be buried in the church yard of goddington aforesayde I geve and bequethe to the mother churche of oxford ijd It'm I geve to the channcell of goddington iiijd I bequeth to S'r Lawrens Gyeles p'son of goddington for his paynes to ministere the sacrame'ts to me and for writing of my will iijs iiijd It'm I geve to Edmo'd paxtons children of beggers barton thre shepe that is to wyte to edmond a shere? shepe and to peter and John other of them a shepe w'ch thre shepe ar now in the kepinge of the sayd edmonde allredie. It'm the forsayd Edmond Paxton of beggers barton hathe in his hands of mynd [sic] iiijli of monie wherof I bequethe to his sonne Edmonde my godsonne vs the rest of the monie I will to be Delyv'd to John Lyng? of goddington It'm I geve to Richard Watson of fryngford and his children those? of my shepe w'ch ar now allredie in his kepinge It'm Ric Dymocke Dothe ow to me iijs iiijd w'ch I do gyve to Raffe and henrie paxton It'm Marton ffrench dothe ow me iiijs wherof I remytte ijs. It'm Rob't Jacman of goddington dothe owe me ljs iiijd wherof I will that vs be Distributed amo'ge the children of the sayd Rob't and xiijs iiijd to be Distributed to the pore and vjs viijd to be geven to my godson Rob't paxton. the residew of that I geve to Rob't John Kinge It'm george Taylor of Charnden? Doth owe me vjs viijd It'm my master Shortt of Hillsden Dothe ow to me ixs iiijd w'ch w'th my duties and deptes that ar Dew to be payd unto me and all my other goodes not geven and bequethed I Do geve and bequethe to John Kynge of goddington whome I do make and ordayne my full and lawfull executor of this my last will and teastame't Thes beinge wyttnesses Lawrens gyeles p'son of goddington m'ton ffynche will'm mercer Anno D'ni 1559 mensis Decembris xxij'do Probatum fuit hoc testame'tum cora' nobis .................... ................................... in visitac'one n'ra ap'd bucestre Decimo Die mensis Octobris Anno D'ni 1560 ............ ................................................................................... ........................................................................ executori in Testa'to no'i'at' ....................................